Film review: The Wizard of the Kremlin
A political thriller imagines how the rise of Putin mirrors the fall of Russian society. Jude Law mimics the Russian leader and Paul Dano represents…
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Artist interview: The Gospel According to Paul
Jonathon Biggins on the ‘honour and privilege’ of portraying former Prime Minister Paul Keating.
By LSJ Team - 4 min read
Film review: The Wizard of the Kremlin
A political thriller imagines how the rise of Putin mirrors the fall of Russian society. Jude Law mimics the Russian leader and Paul Dano represents…
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
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Book review: Glyph
By cwagner - 4 min readAli Smith’s new book is a remarkable anti-war tale of ghosts and sisterhood.
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Book review: Vigil
By Vincent Barry - 3 min readGeorge Saunders’ Vigil is a bold, formally inventive novel that dazzles with style, though its emotional depth and originality fall short.
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Book review: Night of the Living Rez
By Reuben Fourt-Wells - 3 min readWith plenty of dark humour, Morgan Talty’s Night of the Living Rez explores fractured family life on the Penobscot Nation in Maine.
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Book review: Hooked
By Vincent Barry - 3 min readAfter the thunderous success of Butter, Asako Suzuki’s sixth novel finally receives an English translation.
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Book review: Styled
By Anna Fischer - 4 min readSally Mackinnon’s Styled explores body image, fashion advice, and the journey toward more intentional, confident personal style.
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Book review: People With No Charisma
By Reuben Fourt-Wells - 3 min readA bleak, emotionally draining novel that explores life’s trivial anxieties with humorless precision—reading it feels like enduring depression on the page.
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Book review: Heart Lamp
By Caroline Wagner - 3 min readHeart Lamp, the first Kannada-language winner of the International Booker Prize, is a powerful collection of stories by Banu Mushtaq, exploring women’s lives under patriarchy…
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Book review: Yilkari: A desert suite
By Vincent Barry - 3 min readA lyrical journey through the Australian desert, Yilkari: A Desert Suite is a meditative, genre-defying reflection on Country, connection, and the echoes of memory scattered across…